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COVER COLUMBUS REALTORS® 2020 Annual Business Meeting TABLE OF CONTENTS Annual Business Meeting Agenda ....................................................................................................................1 2019 Annual Business Meeting Minutes ........................................................................................................2 Membership Report ...............................................................................................................................................3 2020 Columbus REALTORS® Director Elections & Current Leadership .......................................... 4 Director Nominating and Election Procedure ....................................................................................... 5-6 2020 Election Timeline ........................................................................................................................................7 Financial Report Rea & Associates Independent Auditor’s Report ................................................................................8-10 Columbus REALTORS® Comparative Balance Sheet ............................................................................... 11 Columbus REALTORS® Statement of Revenues and Expenses ......................................................... 12 MLS Comparative Balance Sheet ................................................................................................................... 13 MLS Statement of Financial Income .............................................................................................................14 Market Activity Report ..................................................................................................................................15-16 Columbus REALTORS® Foundation Report...........................................................................................17-18 Drive-In to Give Back flyer ................................................................................................................................ 19 CORPAC 101: What is CORPAC ......................................................................................................................20 REALTOR® Slate Card – 2020 General Election ....................................................................................... 21 Preferred Vendors ............................................................................................................................................... 22 Upcoming Events & Classes ............................................................................................................................ 23 Annual MLS Committee Meeting Agenda ................................................................................................. 24 MLS Committee Election Rules ..................................................................................................................... 25 2020 MLS Committee ..................................................................................................................................26-27 Expertise Survey .................................................................................................................................................. 28 2021 Committee Registration Form ............................................................................................................. 29 AGENDA COLUMBUS REALTORS® ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING October 15, 2020 AGENDA CALL TO ORDER & Welcome – Andy Mills, President • Pledge of Allegiance – Lorri Molnar, recipient, Ohio REALTORS® 2020 Distinguished Service Award • Certification of a Quorum – Patti Brown-Wright • Approval of 2019 Minutes | Approval of 2020 Agenda • Introduction of Directors ELECTION OF NOMINATING COMMITTEE - President-Elect Michael Jones FINANCIAL REVIEW • JP Faulkner, Treasurer • Brent Ardit, Rea & Associates REPORT TO THE MEMBERSHIP - President Mills 2020 Association programming l Market Activity l Education • Governance – Mic Gordon, Chair, Governance Task Force and John Geha, CEO • Commercial Report – Matt Dixon, Chair, Commercial Advisory Board and John Geha, CEO • Diversity & Inclusion – Vanessa Simmons and Ian Thickstun, Co-Chairs, Diversity & Inclusion Committee • Columbus REALTORS® Foundation – Kathy Shiflet, Chair, Columbus REALTORS® Foundation Board of Trustees and Ida Seitter, Director of Development • Government Affairs – Ben Hemmert, Chair, Government Affairs Forum and Brent Swander, Vice President of Government Affairs • MLS – Lorri Molnar, Chair, MLS Board of Directors and Sue Van Woerkom, Chair, MLS Committee • Strategic Planning – Michael Jones, Chair, Strategic Long-Range Planning Committee and John Geha, CEO RECOGNITION OF 2020 LEADERSHIP GENERAL COMMENTS - Membership ANNOUNCEMENTS & ADJOURN MLS ANNUAL MEETING 1 2019 ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES • President John Myers called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m. • The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Past President Sue Lusk-Gleich, recipient of the Ohio REALTORS® 2019 “Philip R. Barnes RPAC Lifetime Achievement Award”. Lusk-Gleich gave special recognition to a REALTOR® member who recently received US Citizenship. • Certification of a Quorum was presented and approved. • Approximately 300 individuals were in attendance. • It was moved to approve the agenda for the meeting. Motion was seconded and carried. • It was moved to approve of the minutes from the 2018 Annual Business Meeting. Motion was seconded and carried. • Government Affairs Forum Chair Buffie Patterson interviewed special guest Shannon McGahn, Sr. Vice President of Government Affairs for the National Association of REALTORS® • President Myers introduced those at the head table, which included President-Elect Andy Mills, Treasurer Michael Jones and Secretary JP Faulkner, Directors and special guests. • Special recognition was given to CEO Stan Collins who will be retiring at the end of this year after 41 years of Association service. Financial Report • Treasurer Michael Jones presented the unaudited financial statements through the month of August 2019 for the Columbus REALTORS® and the Multiple Listing Service. Election of Nominating Committee • President-Elect Andy Mills reviewed the election process for the Columbus REALTORS® Director Nominating Committee and accepted nominees. • Upon distributing, collecting and counting ballots for election of the four members to serve on the Director Nominating Committee, the following members were elected: Joe Jackson, Susan Mullenix, Lari Shaw and Regina Tobin. • The Nominating Committee is scheduled to meet October 21, 2019 at 9a at Columbus REALTORS® membership headquarters to form the slate of candidates and again on November 12, 2019 at 1p at Columbus REALTORS® membership headquarters to ratify the election results. Report to the Membership • President Joh Myers reviewed year-to-date market activity, projects being worked on by the Broker Advisory Board, Education Committee NAR’s “Commitment to Excellence” (C2X) program and the Leadership Academy. • The following chairs provided updates of their committees’ activities and projects this year: Jan Jedlinsky – Sustainability Inez Williams – Diversity & Inclusion Sarah Martie & Ian Thickstun – Young Professionals Network Mark Sullivan – Commercial Report Gary Francis &Greg Kullman – MLS Board of Directors and MLS Committee JP Faulkner – Homesnap Melissa Friermood – Foundation Recognition of 2019 Committee Chairs • The 2019 Committee Chairs were recognized for their commitment in leading the productive committees of the Columbus REALTORS®. General Comments from the Membership • President Myers welcomed general comments from the membership. • There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. 2 Membership Report MEMBERSHIP REPORT MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS DEC ‘16 DEC ‘17 DEC ‘18 DEC ‘19 SEPT ‘20 REALTOR® Members ............................... 7,292 7,587 7,879 7,965 8,075 Brokers ......................................................... 867 858 883 915 914 Sales Agents .............................................. 6,425 6,729 6,996 7,050 7,161 Other Members ......................................... 473 503 525 517 466 Total Membership..................................... 7,765 8,090 8,404 8,482 8,541 New Members ............................................ 1,020 860 925 798 662 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 COLUMBUS COLUMBUS OAR OAR NAR MEMBERSHIP CLASSIFICATION APP. FEE DUES DUES APP. FEE DUES REALTOR® Members ............................... $225 $230 $200 $50 $185 Secondary REALTOR® Members ........ $225 $230 0 0 0 Retired Members ...................................... 0 0 0 0 0 Corporate Affiliate Members ............... $175 $375 0 0 0 Individual Affiliate Members ................ 0 $75 0 0 0 Sustaining Members ................................ $175 $250 0 0 0 Individual Sustaining Members ........... 0 $75 0 0 0 3 2020 Director elections & current leadership 2020 DIRECTOR ELECTIONS & CURRENT LEADERSHIP NOMINATING COMMITTEE ELECTION PROCESS In order to serve on the Nominating Committee, you Friday, Oct. 16 (5p) – Deadline for Director Candidates must be available for the following to submit resume and picture mandatory meetings: Tuesday. Nov. 3 (3a) – Ballots will be e-mailed to all Monday, Oct. 19, 2020, 9a • Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, 1p Columbus REALTORS® members eligible to vote. at the Columbus REALTORS® Membership Headquarters. Tuesday. Nov. 10 (11:59a) – Voting ends at 11:59a The Nominating Committee shall consist of: • Four REALTOR® members who are neither current